Clothesline support and holder



Sept. 23, 1941. N. ZWALD I CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT AND HOLDER Fil ed Dec 14, 1958 ATTORN EYS Patented Sept. 23, 1941 1 CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT AND HOLDER Nicholas Zwald, Philadelphia, Pa. I

Application December 14, 1938, Serial No. 245,718 I v 2 Claims. (01111-119117) My invention relates to a combined line sup- Each of said yokes are fashioned with an arcuate ,UNITED S TET OFFICE port and holder and more particularly to a comshaped slot I4 adapted for selective registry with bined clothesline support and holder. one of the slots 8 formed in the respective One of the principal objects of my invention bracket. Pivotally mounted on the outer face of is to provide a combined clothesline support and 5 each of the yokes is one end of a latch arm l5, holder equipped with means whereby the clothesthe opposite end of said arm being equipped with line may be lowered to a selected position above a latch pin l6 operable through the slot l4 and he floor or ground to facilitate the attaching through a registering slot 8 of the respective and removal of clothes thereto and secured in bracket. The pin it is'adapted to be positioned a raised position to effect drying of the clothes 10 within the seat H] to prevent accidental disand prevent contact of the clothes with persons lodgement of the pin therefrom and resultant and other objects passing beneath said line durundesired downward movement of the yoke. ing the drying of the clothes. The outer end of the pin I6 is fashioned with An t e j ct o my inVentiOn is to provide a collar IT for engaging the inner face [3 of the a device of the above described character which bracket whereby t d rigidity t th tr tu i ple in construction, eflic n se. easy when in adjusted position and also to prevent Of attachment t supporting surfaces and outward movement of the pin through the seat In. nomical in act e. The outer faces of the upper ends of each of O e Objects and. advantages W l be pp the yokes are equipped with fastening devices or from the fo lewing des p app Claims hooks l8 for attachment of the ends of a clothesand annexed drawingline l9 extending between the respective units.

Referring to the drawing wherein like refer- From t foregoing t 11 be apparent t t ence characters designate like parts throughout when t arm 5 is moved t of th l t M h ev r l V w and 8 the yokes may be lowered to facilitate Figure 1 is a cross Sectional View of the upper access to the clothesline l9 and raised to dispose portion of a om 0 he e illustrating y the clothesline a desired distance above the floor invention attached to the opposed walls thereof. or ground d aintained in adjusted position Figure 2 is a front elevation of one of the Pair by the engagement of the pin l6 within selected of support and holder units comprising my in- Slots 1 ve In the modified form illustrated in Figures 6 Figure 3 is an enlarged detail Sectional View and 7 the yoke 20 is provided with folded ends ta en n t line of Figure 2| slidably engaging the outer face 22 of the Fi u e 4 is a detail perspective View of one of bracket and said bracket is fashioned with the e bracketsarcuate slot 23 located intermediate of the width Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 th reof and accommodates th locking 'pin 24. -5 o Figure The body or connecting section of the yoke is Figure 6 is a front elevation of a modified farm fashioned with a vertically extending slot 25 of one of the support and holder units. fashioned ith laterally extending arcuate Figure '7 is an enlarged sectional view taken on shaped slots 5 fo med with Seats and r-egister the line 1-1 of Fi ing with the slot 23. The pin 24, as in the in- In Practicing my invention in a preferred stance of the preferred embodiment, is mounted bodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, on one end of an arm 21 the opposite end being I s igg g gl ggg i i gg 33:25:2 pivoted to the outer face of the bracket as at suppor t e osit Sides 1 of a room by means When the arm is disposed to one side of the s o secure-d o e opp 8 th 11k Each of the 23, the pin 24 15 adapted to operate in the slot 25 fiiafii ti ii alo g cr ie side with into Permit Veriicah adjustment the w wardly extending arcuate shaped slots 8 having g s 23 5 51 2; g; a: 3 inner end sections terminating below the inner 6 arm 15 P a e 1 9 te form Seats 1 for a purpose hereinwithin the closed ends of the registering slots gr ter set forth Slidably mounted on each of the thereby s uring the y k n a iust d p t n 22 are elon ated yokes ll having marginal on the bracket 25122 5 52 overlyi g the inner faces [3 of the In both the preferred and modified forms the brackets whereby to maintain said yokes in slidarms l5 and 21 respect vely are prov1ded on the able and connected relation with the brackets. ends adiacent the locking P is d 4 with finger pieces 30 to facilitate movement of the arms.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the character described comprising a bracket member adapted to be fixed to a support, the said bracket member having spaced arcuate slots extending transversely from an edge thereof, a yoke member disposed in face to face relation with the bracket, the said yoke having side portions bent over to slidably engage the side margins of the bracket and a slot therein corresponding to the slots of the bracket and adapted to assume longitudinal registry with said bracket slots, a line fastening element carried by the yoke member, and an arm pivotally mounted on the said yoke having a locking pin thereon movable into registration with the slots in the bracket and yoke for locking the yoke in selectively adjusted position on the bracket.

2. A device of the character described com prising an elongated fiat bracket member adapted to be fixed to a support, the said bracket member having longitudinally spaced arcuate slots extending transversely from and opening at an edge thereof, a yoke member having a flat body disposed in face to face relation with the bracket, the said yoke having opposed side portions bent to form channels slidably engaging the side margins of the bracket and having an open slot therein identical to the slots in the bracket adapted to assume longitudinal registry with the bracket slots, a line fastening element carried by the yoke member, and an arm pivotally connected to the yoke at one end and carrying a locking pin at the free end, the said pin being movable into the registering bracket and yoke slots through the open ends thereof to lock the yoke in selectively adjusted position on the bracket.

NICHOLAS ZWALD. 

